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UW’s Jaylen Johnson expects significant weight loss to create major gains in production

The senior defensive lineman says he's been "more mature with my weight," and it's showing in his play during fall camp. No more trips to Ezell's, then McDonald's, then Taco Bell.

Shut the door. Close the blinds. Start cooking. That, in a nutshell, was the playbook for Jaylen Johnson’s summer.

Temptations are everywhere for Johnson, Washington’s fifth-year senior defensive lineman. Specifically, they are within eyesight of his apartment window in Lake City. There’s a Panda Express across the street, a Dick’s Drive-In around the corner and a Chipotle nearby.

Johnson knows them all. He knows them well.